Composition

103.71. Correctional Institution Inspection Committee Created.

There is hereby created a Correctional Institution Inspection Committee as a Subcommittee
of the Legislative Service Commission. The Committee shall consist of eight persons, four of
whom shall be Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, not more than
two of whom shall be Members of the same political party, and four of whom shall be Members of
the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, not
more than two of whom shall be Members of the same political party.

Initial appointments to the Committee shall be made within 15 days after the effective date of
this section and in the manner prescribed in this section. Thereafter, appointments to the
Committee shall be made within 15 days after the commencement of the first regular session of
the General Assembly and in the manner prescribed in this section. A vacancy on the Committee
shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Members
of the Committee shall serve on the Committee until the appointments are made in the first
regular session of the following General Assembly, unless they cease to be Members of the
General Assembly.

The Committee, subject to the oversight and direction of the Legislative Service Commission,
shall direct the work of the Director and Staff of the Committee.

103.72. Officers; Reimbursement for Expenses.

The Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, by a vote of at least five members, shall
select from its membership a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary. The Members of
the Committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.

The Correctional Institution Inspection Committee was created by Statute in section 103.71 of
the Ohio Revised Code effective November 9, 1977. The Committee was originally a totally
separate, independent Legislative Committee, but was later placed under the Legislative Service
Commission (LSC), subject to the Commission’s “direction and oversight.”

The Legislative Service Commission is a statutory agency created to provide technical and
research services to members of the General Assembly, such as bill drafting and bill analysis.
The Commission’s 14 members include the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate
President. The Commission selects a Chairman and Vice- Chairman, traditionally either the
Senate President or Speaker, who serve for two years, rotating between the houses. The Senate
President and Speaker appoint six members each from their respective house. Not more than four
of the six appointed members may be of the same political party.

The movement of the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee to the status of Subcommittee
of the Legislative Service Commission has proven to be extremely beneficial to the Correctional
Institution Inspection Committee. It enables the small CIIC staff to have access to the greater
resources of LSC in terms of office space, equipment, supplies, and even technical assistance
of the LSC computer experts. In addition, LSC employees perform time-consuming final processing
responsibilities with respect to time sheets, payroll and billing. The movement to LSC also
has the advantage of creating an administrative link between the CIIC, Speaker of the House,
and President of the Senate. It creates a mutually beneficial system of checks and balances.